2020 Rally Finland

The 2020 Rally Finland (also known as the Neste Rally Finland 2020) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was scheduled to be held over four days between 6 and 9 August 2020,[2] but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] It was set to mark the seventieth running of Rally Finland and planned to be the eighth round of the 2020 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. It was also planned to run as the third round of the 2020 Junior World Rally Championship. The 2020 event was scheduled to be based in Jyväskylä in Keski-Suomi and consisted of twenty-four special stages covering a total competitive distance of 321.87 km (200.00 mi).[1]

2020 Rally Finland
70. Neste Rally Finland
Part of the 2020 World Rally Championship
Rally Finland was the third event called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Host country Finland
Rally baseJyväskylä, Keski-Suomi
Held onScheduled for 6–9 August 2020
Start locationJyväskylä, Keski-Suomi
Finish locationJyväskylä, Keski-Suomi
Stages24 (321.87 km; 200.00 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceGravel
Results
CancellationRally cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the defending rally winners. The team they drove for in 2019, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners.[4] Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending winners in the World Rally Championship-2 category,[5][lower-alpha 1] but they would not defend their titles as they were promoted to the higher class.[6] In the World Rally Championship-3 category, Nikolay Gryazin and Yaroslav Fedorov were the reigning rally winners,[5] but they would not defend their titles either as they were promoted to WRC-2 class.[lower-alpha 2] Tom Kristensson and Henrik Appelskog were the reigning rally winners in the Junior World Rally Championship.[7]

Background

Itinerary

All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
N/A 09:01 Vesala [Shakedown] 4.04 km
Leg 1 131.42 km
N/A 19:00 SS1 Harju 1 2.31 km
N/A 8:08 SS2 Laukaa 1 11.75 km
9:08 SS3 Ruuhimäki 1 11.12 km
10:08 SS4 Laukaa 2 11.75 km
11:08 SS5 Ruuhimäki 2 11.12 km
13:46 SS6 Humalamäki 1 5.85 km
14:39 SS7 Ässämäki 1 12.28 km
15:42 SS8 Sahloinen — Moksi 1 22.40 km
16:48 SS9 Humalamäki 2 5.85 km
17:41 SS10 Ässämäki 2 12.28 km
18:44 SS11 Sahloinen — Moksi 2 22.40 km
20:00 SS12 Harju 2 2.31 km
Leg 2 143.09 km
N/A 8:08 SS13 Pihlajakoski 1 14.42 km
9:11 SS14 Päijälä 1 22.87 km
10:08 SS15 Kakaristo 1 18.70 km
10:52 SS16 Arvaja 1 13.46 km
14:43 SS17 Pihlajakoski 2 14.42 km
15:46 SS18 Päijälä 2 22.87 km
16:46 SS19 Kakaristo 2 18.70 km
17:24 SS20 Arvaja 2 13.46 km
19:08 SS21 Laajavuori 1 4.19 km
Leg 3 47.36 km
N/A 9:08 SS22 Oittila 1 19.34 km
11:21 SS23 Oittila 2 19.34 km
13:18 SS24 Laajavuori 2 [Power Stage] 8.68 km
Source:[1]

Notes

  1. The championship was known as the World Rally Championship-2 Pro in 2019.
  2. The championship was known as the World Rally Championship-2 in 2019.

References

  1. "Itinerary and route map". nesterallyfinland.fi. Rally Finland. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. Herrero, Daniel (27 September 2019). "Australia drops off WRC calendar in 2020". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  3. "No Neste Rally Finland for 2020". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  4. "Sunday in Finland: Double delight for Tänak". wrc.com. WRC. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  5. "WRC 2 in Finland: Fourth win for dominant Kalle". wrc.com. WRC. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  6. "Toyota reveals 2020 line-up". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  7. "Junior WRC in Finland: Kristensson on target". wrc.com. WRC. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
Previous rally:
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2020 FIA World Rally Championship Next rally:
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Previous rally:
2019 Rally Finland
2020 Rally Finland Next rally:
2021 Rally Finland
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